Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Allen Bacon, life long resident of Char
lottesville, died Monday night, aged eighty
three years.
Mrs. Susan Wingfeld, Of Carriers Bridge.
Albemarle county, is dead, at the age OF
eighty years.
Dogs killed ahout thirty sheep at w. J.
Ficklin's Belmont stock farm, in Albemarle
county, Monday night.
The sales of feaf tobacco in Danville since
October amount to 8 030176 pounds, at an
average price of IS So per hundred
The District Grand Lodge, Order Kosher
Shen Barsel, which has been in session in
Norfolk, has adjourned to meet in PhiadeI'
phia.
A detective from Washington left Norfolk
yesterday with Sarah Edmonds, arrested
several days ago on charge of stealing SlOl
in Washington.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Luray held public meeting Monday
evening and raised % $50 towards the cree
ton of a suitable building for their use.
The President has signed the bill appro-
prating SO, 900 for the construction of n
road connecting the National cemetery be
low Richmond with the eastern limits Of
that city
The Lee monument board have adopted
resolutions asking tne Richmond city coun-
| Gil what they propose to do about appro-
priating the $200 900 asked for to assist in
erecting the monument.
A colored woman named Rsbecca Adams
died at Stanton last Friday, aged ll0years.
She lived with her daughter, who is about
so years OF age, and Der grand daughter,
living in the same house, is about so years
old and has grown children.
The resignation Of Jacob Yost, Mayor of
Staunton, was accepted by the City Council
last night 1t was rendered on account Of
his recent election as Congressman from
that district. The vacancy was filed by
the election of Samuel s. SmeliZer, a demo
cratic lawyer.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed for Virginia D. r. l..
Lindsey, Cabell, Carroll county; J. F. Rus
sell, Clems Branch, Grayson county; Hiram
Jenkens, Flat Ridge, Grayson county FL.
c. Maddux, Fauquier Springs, Fauquer
county; Arthur G. Bruce, Greenwood De
pot, Albemarle county; MIS- Anne E. Nc
Dowell, Port Waithall, Chesterfield county j
il. NJ. Fuggle, Rocky Gap, Bland county ;
jill. Henly, Tappahannock, Essex county.
A sensation has been caused in Danville
by a report that Madame Jauish, the noted
actress, was about to be married to George
Fox, of her company. Fox obtained a Ii
cense, and it was announced the ceremony
was to take place at theresidence Of Rev.Dr.
Dame, of the Episcopal Church, but for some
reason the marriage did not occur. 1t is said
that Janish'a manager objected, though he
says that the license was obtained witho
! the consent Of Jani5h. Fox is quite young
man, and his stage name is George Moore.
Chris. Baker, an old colored man, who
for many years has had the reputation Of
being body snatcher, is in state of siege
at the Richmond Medical College. There is
violent feeling among the negroes against
Baker, growing out of their belief that he is
still plying his ghoulish trade. During the
past month several persons have mysteri
ously disappeared, but their disappearance
has been pretty we'll traced up. The fact
OF these disappearances has had the effect of
increasing the Indignation against Baker,
and have frightened him very much so
much so that he eats at the Medical College
and will not go beyond its limits after dark.
Under tho law medical colleges can Obtain
for dissecting purposes the bodies of I'M
claimed paupers, so that the body snatchers'
trade in this State is thing of the past.